I have been working on pretty much all brands of tractors for 40+ years but honestly I have never done brakes or axle seals on a 2N or 9N! I have one to do soon and your video is very informative! Thank you for sharing it; I think you have done a great job! I wouldn’t worry too much about the grease getting past that outer seal. It’s a slow turning shaft with very little little axial load. The Sure Seal should stop the oil from the axle/rear end area and I doubt the grease will migrate very far. Thanks again for sharing this; an old tractor mechanic appreciates it!! 👍
When it comes to the brake swap... You need to be picky about the brake pads you buy. One of the new pads I installed at the time separated from the backing plate.
I'm thinking about doing this on my 2n and I was wondering how the Sureseal was doing six years later. Did it hold up? or is this a waste of time and I would better off to spend the time and money to replace to the original outside seal to keep my tractor from leaking?
It did not hold up. I wouldn't call myself a heavy duty user but my property is steep. That means there is often a lot fluid up against the seal when I am on a side hill. Any little imperfection would allowed hydro fluid to sneak by and sure enough it did. Lasted a good 5 years though. I would suggest disassembling the axles and taking them to a tractor repair facility and have them swap out the real seals on the end. Have them change out 9N4251 (likely the same part number on a 2N) on both axles. If you do that you would probably get another 50 years out of it. I will say its not an overly difficult job to disassemble but changing the seal requires a real shop IMHO.
I only just found out about these Sureseals having spent about 3 days removing the collars and bearings on the half shafts of my old Ferguson TE20, a close relative of the 9N. Have now ordered a pair and your video on installation is very helpful...many thanks. All I need to do now is get those bearings back on with the aid of a hydraulic log splitter!
You can find all the manuals here: www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/store/mansrch.pl?SearchString=9N&Manufacturer=FORD The parts manual in the video is the third item on the list.
I have been working on pretty much all brands of tractors for 40+ years but honestly I have never done brakes or axle seals on a 2N or 9N! I have one to do soon and your video is very informative! Thank you for sharing it; I think you have done a great job! I wouldn’t worry too much about the grease getting past that outer seal. It’s a slow turning shaft with very little little axial load. The Sure Seal should stop the oil from the axle/rear end area and I doubt the grease will migrate very far. Thanks again for sharing this; an old tractor mechanic appreciates it!! 👍
When it comes to the brake swap... You need to be picky about the brake pads you buy. One of the new pads I installed at the time separated from the backing plate.
I'm thinking about doing this on my 2n and I was wondering how the Sureseal was doing six years later. Did it hold up? or is this a waste of time and I would better off to spend the time and money to replace to the original outside seal to keep my tractor from leaking?
It did not hold up. I wouldn't call myself a heavy duty user but my property is steep. That means there is often a lot fluid up against the seal when I am on a side hill. Any little imperfection would allowed hydro fluid to sneak by and sure enough it did. Lasted a good 5 years though. I would suggest disassembling the axles and taking them to a tractor repair facility and have them swap out the real seals on the end. Have them change out 9N4251 (likely the same part number on a 2N) on both axles. If you do that you would probably get another 50 years out of it. I will say its not an overly difficult job to disassemble but changing the seal requires a real shop IMHO.
That what I wanted to know thank you.
Even if some grease works out origional seal it wont travel far compared to gear oil.
I only just found out about these Sureseals having spent about 3 days removing the collars and bearings on the half shafts of my old Ferguson TE20, a close relative of the 9N. Have now ordered a pair and your video on installation is very helpful...many thanks. All I need to do now is get those bearings back on with the aid of a hydraulic log splitter!
Look good to me.
Where did you purchase the sure seals?
You can get them off Amazon and lots of other places. Search for "Tisco SS92" or "Sure Seal SS92"
What manual is that?? I've been looking for a good one and that looks right along the lines of what I'm looking for!
You can find all the manuals here: www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/store/mansrch.pl?SearchString=9N&Manufacturer=FORD
The parts manual in the video is the third item on the list.
Good explanation. Really appreciate it!!
Very helpful, Thanks so much for posting.